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From: Mark Tomlonson
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 09:27:32 -0400
Subject: [PML1] CC: Avis Kimble

In Avis Kimble's centerfold (November 1962) she's writing in her diary 
the morning after about the night before. It looks like we're getting a 
favorable review.

Animals in centerfolds don't always work, but this is one lucky Siamese. 
The seal-point fur is used as the basis of the entire color scheme, from 
the off-white of the sheets to the light blue of the curtains. The 
patterned quilt picks up on these as well as Avis' auburn hair and takes 
them in a different direction, but does it with enough subtlety that 
it's never distracting. I also like how the black-lacquered wastebasket 
or laundry hamper picks up on the Oriental theme of the cat. The two are 
placed to balance the composition quite well.

This pose is great for Avis as well. It really makes good use of her 
soft, full, highly rounded features. Her hips, breasts and back are all 
expertly showcased. The placement of the blanket/fig leaf does a good 
job of hinting at what lies beneath without being awkward or prudish.

Avis' hair is also well done. It's not a perfect coif, but it fits very 
well into the overall mood and feel of the centerfold.

I'm trying to avoid referencing other centerfolds in these critiques, 
letting each stand on its own, but it struck me as I was writing this 
that this is the centerfold Linda Moon should have gotten. Maybe not in 
a line-for-line duplication, but I think Linda would have looked 
fantastic in this setting.

Photographer: Jon Pownall

Scoring:
Pin-up: 3.0
Erotic: 2.0
Artistic: 4.0

Overall: 2.8 out of 4.0

Cyber Club Portfolio Photo I like better than the Centerfold: #26

http://cyber.playboy.com/members/playmates/files/1962/11/centerfold.html
http://cyber.playboy.com/members/playmates/files/1962/11/26-lrg.html

Mark Tomlonson
Kalamazoo MI